v30.0 is the latest version that came out a couple of weeks ago   https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/create-manage-artboards/organize-manage-artboards/add-background-color-to-artboards.html ... View more

Hi @FlavioPavez , check this thread for more info about this bug   https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/text-appearing-outside-of-box-and-moving-objects-with-it/td-p/15510808 ... View more

try the new version 30.0, it's now possible to color your artboards as needed     ... View more

below are the first few lines of th script. Do you see the ones that start with double slash (//)? those lines are comments, they do not execute   pick one of them, remove the //, select three objects and run the script, you should see them aligned. try all different ways of running the script (by removing the // one line at a time)   var exist = app.documents.length > 0; var hasSelection = app.selection.length > 0; var nameRX = /(horizontal)|x/i; // alignObjects('x', 10) // alignObjects('horizontal'); // alignObjects('Horizontal', 4); // alignObjects('y'); // alignObjects('vertical'); // alignObjects('Vertical', 10);   ... View more

try this snippet to pre-select the current active document folder in an open dialog. Make sure the active document is saved at least once. Unsaved documents don't have a file path   // preselect folder, set default open folder to active document folder (saved) var f = app.activeDocument.fullName; var ff = f.openDlg ("select file from f parent folder", "*.*", false); //File.openDialog() ... View more

ok, so the selected art has a legacy pattern but the pattern is not in the swatches panel?    ... View more

Oh I see, I remember the troubles with non-English keyboards. So your issue for now is that the ~ key no longer works ... View more

Hi @_wckdTall_ , we're close indded.    the pattern tool has been updated so the instructions I wrote in 2017 no longer work in 2025 [edit] my bad, it still works    the legacy checkered pattern creation still works, so I guess now we coould edit the pattern (the two black squares) or add new content to it.    What kind of pattern do you want to create? can you share a sample file? ... View more

I'm not sure what you're trying to do but the way the script is layed out it seems you want to find a path named "50" that is inside a group named "5" that is inside a layer named "clouds"   if that's the case, then there's no need to query all groups and paths in other layers   if that's not your goal, then you need to elaborate and share more details   check if this edited script works var doc = app.activeDocument; var activeLayer = doc.activeLayer; //var getLayer = doc.layers.getByName("clouds"); for (var i = 0; i < doc.layers.length; i++) { layer = doc.layers[i]; if (layer.name === "clouds") { //doc.activeLayer = doc.layers.getByName("clouds"); for (var ii = 0; ii < layer.groupItems.length; ii++) { // ****edited group = layer.groupItems[ii]; // ****edited if (group.name === "5") { //group.selected = true; for (var p = 0; p < group.pathItems.length; p++) { // ****edited path = group.pathItems[p]; // ****edited if (path.name === "50") { path.selected = true; alert("path loop success"); } // end path if statement } // end path loop } // end group if statement } // end group loop } // end layer if statement } // end layer loop       ... View more

OMG THIS WORKS, THANK YOU! 🙂 By @sophie_2628   yay!! ... View more

it doesn't work??? how sad, I thought I discovered a workaround   does it not work at all on your side? my situation (with my English setup) was as described by the OP, pressing the "~" key works but does not live update until one releases the mouse I only introduced the pressing and releasing the Shift key ... View more

I've got you,    1. press "~" 2. click and drag with the Direct Selection Tool (A) 3. press Shift, while still dragging 4. release Shift 5. keep dragging, now you see the pattern move   update: pressing Shift did not work on my office computer, but pressing Alt did ... View more

1. select the shape and create a new graphic style before you add text to it 2. add you text to the shape (lose the appearance) 3. select the text shape only, not the whole text item 4. apply the graphic style created on step 1, to re apply the lost appearance ... View more

that sample script works fine here. I'm on Windows 11, Illustrator v30.0 ... View more

pressing Alt/Option while using the Pen Tool switches temporarily to the Anchor Point Tool (Shift + C) ... View more

It's a known bug that apparently has been taken care of in the Beta version   check these threads for more info https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/when-i-open-a-multiple-pages-illustrator-file-all-my-text-and-images-have-moved-and-are-overlapping/td-p/15510848   https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/text-appearing-outside-of-box-and-moving-objects-with-it/td-p/15510808?linkId=100000388508880 ... View more

the script is right here at the top of the page, the OP posted it ... View more

were you able to find the *.aid files? those should open in Illustrator. But according to the official help file it onand ly works with version 29.1 and earlier   https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/recover-files-after-crash.html     ... View more

it's a long standing bug, check this thread for more info   https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/duplicates-numbers-for-artboards/td-p/15099606 ... View more

what's your selection? ... View more

it should work in the French version, do you get any error messages? ... View more

fantastic Mark! ... View more

can you make the shapes without grouping?   show what's in the compound path ... View more